25% of reported HIV cases are among 13- to 24-year-olds

25% of reported HIV cases are among 13- to 24-year-olds

Source: Q13 Fox

A Center for Disease Control and Prevention report stated that among the 50,000 people infected each year with HIV, 25 percent of those cases are among 13- to 24-year-olds. “It’s critical that teens have the facts about HIV and how to prevent it,” said Dr. Yolanda Evans of Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Seattle Children’s provides healthcare without regard to race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry) or disability. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho.